2008 · Week 13
Atlanta Falcons at Los Angeles Chargers
Nov 30, 2008 · Qualcomm Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Atlanta Falcons topped Los Angeles Chargers 22–16. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Falcons had just a 36% chance going in. Falcons improve to 8-4; Chargers fall to 4-8. Matt Ryan was the story of the game with 207 passing yards and 2 TDs. Falcons out-gained the opponent 348–219 in total yards.
Team stats
| ATL | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | First downs | 12 |
| 348 | Total yards | 219 |
| 207 | Passing yards | 149 |
| 141 | Rushing yards | 70 |
| 17/23 | Comp / Att | 17/30 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
Play-by-play not loaded for this game.
Box score
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 17/23 | 207 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| Michael Turner | 31 | 120 | 0 |
| Jerious Norwood | 4 | 18 | 0 |
| Ovie Mughelli | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Jason Snelling | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerious Norwood | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
LAC
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Rivers | 17/30 | 149 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Rivers | 4 | 18 | 0 |
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 14 | 24 | 1 |
| Jacob Hester | 1 | 28 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 5 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Jacob Hester | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 |